What color is #A58377?

#A58377 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58377?

The RGB value is 165, 131, 119: 165 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58377?

The complementary color is #7799A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58377 color

#A58377 rgb(165, 131, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A58377 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 51.4% green and 46.7% blue (165, 131, 119).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#A58377 color codes

HEX	`#A58377`
RGB	`rgb(165, 131, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 51.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, 11.2, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 16.02, 45.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.964, 25.565, 20.963)`
Decimal	`10847095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58377, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A58377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A58377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58377; }
.text { color: #a58377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 131 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58377, #a59a77); }

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Questions

What color is #A58377?: #A58377 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58377?: The RGB value is 165, 131, 119: 165 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58377?: The complementary color is #7799A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.